The Emotionality of Women Professors of Color in Engineering: A Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism Perspective
The Emotionality of Women Professors of Color in Engineering: A Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism Perspective
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工程学中有色人种女教授的情感:批判种族理论和批判种族女权主义视角
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10.1007/978-1-4419-0564-2_16
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2009
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C. Grant
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作者:
Jessica T. DeCuir;Linda A. Long;C. Grant
In this chapter we suggest that although the number of African American and Latina professors of engineering has increased in the last decade, engineering faculty and engineering student populations remain grossly overrepresented by White men. Because of this, African American and Latina women professors often experience unique difficulties that stem from their race, gender, and the intersection of their race and gender. The purpose of this chapter is to use a Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Critical Race Feminism (CRF) framework to explore the emotions associated with being underrepresented women professors of color in engineering. In doing so, the authors focus on CRT’s tenet of Whiteness as Property, particularly the elements of the right of use and enjoyment and the right to exclude. Also, we utilize intersectionality theory from CRF to examine the interaction of race and gender in the experiences of the participants (Crenshaw, 1989). Our analysis concentrates on the emotions involved in interacting with faculty and students. Finally, we discuss strategies for coping with race and gender-related stress in academia.